Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-2668
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 through 6.0.2900.2180 and 7 through 7.0.6000.16473 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via an XML document composed of a long series of start-tags with no corresponding end-tags, a related issue to CVE-2009-1232.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2668
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 6.31%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 93 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2009-2668
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.8
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
10.0
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2009-2668
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2009-2668
Products affected by CVE-2009-2668
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*